" 'Just think what work it would make with the day and night! You see the earth takes twenty-four hours to turn on its axis--' " "Talking of axes," said the Duchess, "chop off her head!"
Alice trys to show off her knowledge to the Duchess by telling her how long it takes for the world to turn on its axis, but the Duchess shuts her down, missinterprets the word axis, and shouts for someone to chop off Alice's head with axes.
" 'Just think what work it would make with the day and night! You see the earth takes twenty-four hours to turn on its axis--' " "Talking of axes," said the Duchess, "chop off her head!"
Alice trys to show off her knowledge to the Duchess by telling her how long it takes for the world to turn on its axis, but the Duchess shuts her down, missinterprets the word axis, and shouts for someone to chop off Alice's head with axes.